Author Archives
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J.K Rowling listens to Violent Femmes for the first time
I’m not quite sure how the Violent Femmes passed me by. I turned 18 the year this album came out, but I was obsessed with The Beatles at the time. Of contemporary bands I really loved, the standouts were the… Read More ›
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500 million Yahoo! user accounts stolen, in 2014
We have confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates… Read More ›
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The Circle review
I’m terrible for actually finishing books and I admit that it only happens about 50% of the time. I read a lot, but it is very easy for me to lose interest, but now and then a book will grab… Read More ›
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The Leica Sofort instant camera
The Leica Sofort is a £215 camera from Leica. Yes, that is extremely cheap for a camera with the famous red logo on it, but it is also merely an instant camera which is somewhat similar to the FUJIFILM Instax… Read More ›
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What’s new in macOS Sierra?
The folks at 9to5Mac have detailed what to expect in macOS Sierra, and the list includes a set of very useful features. Once your Mac is backed up and your data is safe if anything goes wrong, it’s time to… Read More ›
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Philips OneBlade review
I have tried electric shavers in the past and they never quite worked for me. They tended to leave uneven cuts and were a hassle to deal with, and so I have been a wet shave man forever. Buying razors… Read More ›
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Don’t blink
I haven’t bought an iPhone 7 and have no intention of doing so, and the same applies to the Apple Watch, but am I the only one who feels that the above is a brilliant example of how to summarise… Read More ›
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Google is gunning for the iPhone with…
Google is looking to take some of the shine off the new iPhone 7 (pictured above) with the release of the Google Pixels. Oh sorry, that is the Pixels pictured above. Silly me… Image from Android Police.
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macOS Sierra Wi-Fi and iPhone sound lost
Two quick thoughts which may prove useful if you see these issues- On my iMac, Wi-Fi does not start at all when I wake it. It no longer connects to my router and I have to manually select it to… Read More ›
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The car is a parking machine, not a driving machine
To measure the health of our transportation hotel, let’s start by looking into how much money we spend on car ownership and how often we actually use our cars. It may shock you, but Americans spend more than $2 trillion every year… Read More ›
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